darling vs fave

darling

adj

  • Dear; cherished. 

  • charming 

noun

  • A kind or sweet person; sweetheart. 

  • An affectionate term of address. 

  • A person or thing very popular with a certain group. 

  • A person who is dear to one. 

fave

adj

  • Favorite (US) or favourite (UK). 

verb

  • Favorite (US) or favourite (UK) 

noun

  • Favorite (US) or favourite (UK) 

How often have the words darling and fave occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )